diff --git a/types/web3/eth/abi.d.ts b/types/web3/eth/abi.d.ts
index b103c9e4ce..dcf644e93a 100644
--- a/types/web3/eth/abi.d.ts
+++ b/types/web3/eth/abi.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export interface ABIDefinition {
     constant?: boolean;
     payable?: boolean;
+    stateMutability?: "pure" | "view" | "nonpayable" | "payable";
     anonymous?: boolean;
     inputs?: Array<{ name: string; type: ABIDataTypes; indexed?: boolean }>;
     name?: string;
diff --git a/types/web3/test/abi-tests.ts b/types/web3/test/abi-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..357c59f3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/web3/test/abi-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { ABIDefinition } from "web3/eth/abi.d";
+
+export const OLD_ABI_STANDARD: ABIDefinition[] = [
+    {
+        constant: true,
+        payable: false,
+        inputs: [
+            {
+                name: "paramAddress",
+                type: "address"
+            }
+        ],
+        name: "function1",
+        outputs: [],
+        type: "function"
+    }, {
+        constant: true,
+        payable: false,
+        inputs: [],
+        name: "removeOwner",
+        outputs: [
+            {
+                name: "paramAddress",
+                type: "address"
+            }
+        ],
+        type: "function"
+    }, {
+        constant: false,
+        payable: false,
+        inputs: [],
+        name: "removeOwner",
+        outputs: [],
+        type: "function"
+    }, {
+        constant: false,
+        payable: true,
+        inputs: [],
+        name: "removeOwner",
+        outputs: [],
+        type: "function"
+    },
+];
+
+export const NEW_ABI_STANDARD: ABIDefinition[] = [
+    {
+        constant: true,
+        payable: false,
+        stateMutability: "view",
+        inputs: [
+            {
+                name: "paramAddress",
+                type: "address"
+            }
+        ],
+        name: "function1",
+        outputs: [],
+        type: "function"
+    }, {
+        constant: true,
+        payable: false,
+        stateMutability: "pure",
+        inputs: [],
+        name: "removeOwner",
+        outputs: [
+            {
+                name: "paramAddress",
+                type: "address"
+            }
+        ],
+        type: "function"
+    }, {
+        constant: false,
+        payable: false,
+        stateMutability: "nonpayable",
+        inputs: [],
+        name: "removeOwner",
+        outputs: [],
+        type: "function"
+    }, {
+        constant: false,
+        payable: true,
+        stateMutability: "payable",
+        inputs: [],
+        name: "removeOwner",
+        outputs: [],
+        type: "function"
+    },
+];
diff --git a/types/web3/tsconfig.json b/types/web3/tsconfig.json
index 42b54fc8c5..45fb60fda4 100644
--- a/types/web3/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/web3/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "eth/accounts.d.ts",
         "eth/contract.d.ts",
         "eth/index.d.ts",
-        "eth/types.d.ts"
+        "eth/types.d.ts",
+        "test/abi-tests.ts"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/types/web3/web3-tests.ts b/types/web3/web3-tests.ts
index 170a8b22c3..746e199418 100644
--- a/types/web3/web3-tests.ts
+++ b/types/web3/web3-tests.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Web3 = require("web3");
 import BigNumber = require("bn.js");
 import { TransactionReceipt } from "web3/types";
 import PromiEvent from "web3/promiEvent";
+import { NEW_ABI_STANDARD, OLD_ABI_STANDARD } from "web3/test/abi-tests";
 
 const contractAddress = "0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe";
 
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ web3.eth.personal.unlockAccount(
 //
 // web3.eth.abi
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const myContractOldAbi = new web3.eth.Contract(OLD_ABI_STANDARD);
+const myContractNewAbi = new web3.eth.Contract(NEW_ABI_STANDARD);
 
 //
 // web3.bzz